Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19


winch mas been uuIustly gained or wIthneln.
Pay what is dle, and let every man and wo-
man I've his or her own almoner
In the meantime if talk was work there
wouli lie no difficulty in having plenty Of it
done. Never WAS 50 much said upon sub
iect-never was there more difficulty IN find
ing those who have been properly trained to
any kind Of work The individual worker
1as given place to machinery and corpora
sions if the latter have no souls the former
have no recognizable bodies, and re
quire only a little experience, no train
ing or education. General knowledge
is undoubtedly more diffused, but the
special ignorance Of to-day would put To
shame the middle ages. The state needs TO
come to the rescue, since trades Will not
admit Of learners, and the efforts made by
individuals are after all but drops IN the
bucket.
The talk may not, however, be so fruitless
as it seems if it educates public opinion to
growing necessities. Our system OF pubiic
schools has grown into cumulative provision
for the children Of the rich or well to do,
instead Of aids to the development ana tram
ing OF the poor. II an effort Is made 10 SEND
the children 10 the primary Schooi-ahu IL
must he remembered that the Cleanliness, the
decent clothing, the regularity ai require
effort on the part OF those whose hapits are
often the opposite of cieaniy ana regular
there Is nothing subsequently I" supPeiheht
the three KS and make the giri OF o"y iiiore
useful III the home or In the shop.
Al recent meeting "t 'he We" ho'A
alulnna OF such colleges as assar' eiieSiey,
the Boston university, the university o'
Michigan. cornell ana o'hefs' 'he young
women discussed the question ot employment
for educated women, outside that OF teachihg'
which Is overstocked. lhey had WIN the'n
woman job printer and woman oeh.is'' 'ne
only representatives OF THESE occupations Ill
New YORK VINO are masters ho' Jun het "ei
They found that architecture, reai estate anu
business OF various KINDS oneren iair oppor-
tunitles, PROVIDED the requisite preparatory
training was obtaihed ana tne "orh coh-
ducted on true BUSINESS prlhcipies
There must be some loSeoi WORK ior WORKS
sake by those who would succeeu III III anu
while women can never nope 10 coniiete Win
men on their own ground OF acquisition anu
Appropriation, there Is a world OF hahd H.
dustry open To them, IN "hich, thoush 'nere
may he less OF possible proht. there Is III
finitely more OF real achleSeineht ana ENJOY
ment. Machine labor must Always present
certain uniform and Tonot"nous character:
hand work alone Is capable OF natural di-
versitv and expression. Skiised work oil TINS
kind always commands It's price, ana many
women have made an independent position
by becoming the centers OF such Industries
Organized industry Is ineVitapie IN these
days OF rapidly growing populations ana
sharp competition; the question Is snail IL lie
organized by industry itself, Tor It's own
benefit, or shall this industry be employer
| for the benefit and proht of othersf
People with or without an Idea press to the
crowded cities when all they need Is to dig
and build at home Every city was once
waste. once hamlet. once iittle village
once town OF moderate size and proportions
unknown beyond It's own hnilts- Instead OF
adding to this overgrowth, create centers OF
industry IN your own town ana heighborhood-
Train your own workers, roster nome INDUS
tries, develop home resources All over the
country Isolated women are begging TO know
in what profitable way they can use their
leisure hours-an hour snatched now and then